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9th August 2007, 08:12 PM #1
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Removing protective plastic from metal
Does anyone have a technique for removing the protective plastic from barge capping and guttering after its been baked on?
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9th August 2007, 08:35 PM #2
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Ive seen it deteriorate and flake off after a while.
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9th August 2007, 09:01 PM #3
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with a great deal of dificulty in my experance
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9th August 2007, 09:09 PM #4
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Do a search this was discussed before extensively.
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10th August 2007, 10:06 AM #5
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Use a high pressure water blaster = comes off readily
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10th August 2007, 04:51 PM #6
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Originally Posted by Barry_White
Thanks everyone. I'll try the water blaster.
I did a search, Bazza. I was hoping someone would come up with something new. The previous discussions produced no real solution.
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10th August 2007, 09:19 PM #7
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Mate recons that Diesel or 'Industrial thinners' will shift the stuff.
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10th August 2007, 09:43 PM #8
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If you use "thinners" you will soften the paint and it will come off as well or smear.
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11th August 2007, 12:52 PM #9
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I'll try some thinners now and let you know.
No, no good. There must be something. I've tried acetone, and a heat gun.
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11th August 2007, 02:38 PM #10
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No, No, No, I can tell you nothing else works but time and exposure to the sun.
How do I know? I worked for Lysaght BHP for eleven years inspecting this problem and all the experts in R & D at Bluescope will tell you "Time and the Sun" will fix the problem. The cure is actually the cause and takes about five years for the sun to break down the plastic but that is what causes it the sun bakes the plastic on.
Just takes a lot of patience waiting for it to happen. It happened to me so I know also from experience.
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11th August 2007, 04:55 PM #11
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You're the man. Originally Posted by Barry_White
No, No, No, I can tell you nothing else works but time and exposure to the sun.
How do I know? I worked for Lysaght BHP for eleven years inspecting this problem and all the experts in R & D at Bluescope will tell you "Time and the Sun" will fix the problem. The cure is actually the cause and takes about five years for the sun to break down the plastic but that is what causes it the sun bakes the plastic on.
Just takes a lot of patience waiting for it to happen. It happened to me so I know also from experience. I guess I'll just whack the thing (one left over length of barge capping that I didn't get to to complete my shed) on and let the sun do it's job. Thanks Bazza and everyone.
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